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War Stories

War Stories

Күн бұрын

Former Army Ranger Wil Willis, dives deep into the world of Special Forces handguns. From the iconic Colt M1911 to the destructive Desert Eagle, join Wil as he explores the evolution of spec ops weaponry. With insights from former Navy SEAL Joel Lambert and firearms expert Mike Tristano, witness firsthand tests, historical insights, and gripping combat stories.
00:00 Intro
01:40 SIG P226
03:00 M1911
03:55 P226
07:30 40 Caliber vs 9mm
11:20 Hollow Points
13:15 Mark 23
14:15 Suppressors
17:00 Historic Pistols
20:05 Mauser C96
22:40 Semi-Auto Pistol vs Revolver
25:00 Walther PPK
27:30 Tokarev vs Luger
30:50 Liberator Pistol
33:25 Desert Eagle
35:30 Glock
41:15 Spec Ops Pistol Test
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@Jayjay-qe6um
@Jayjay-qe6um Ай бұрын
"Remember, switching to your pistol is always faster than reloading"
@jorgvincenttan1329
@jorgvincenttan1329 Ай бұрын
Remember, switching to your sidearm is always faster than reloading. - Corporal Dunn
@monkey234ize
@monkey234ize Ай бұрын
Your fruit killing skills are remarkable
@fightingfalcon1986
@fightingfalcon1986 25 күн бұрын
Especially in CQB.
@ilkoderez601
@ilkoderez601 Ай бұрын
pretty much every episode of this show is really good
@fourtyfivefudd
@fourtyfivefudd Ай бұрын
i wish they would have told us what KIND of ammunition they were using. yes they said 9mm vs .40, but what about the grain, the amount of powder, the advertised fps and what the actual fps was using a chronograph etc. All that is more important when comparing the effectiveness of two different calibers.
@CYMotorsport
@CYMotorsport Ай бұрын
This isnt gerand thumb bro haha if he says “SEAL team” sidearm in conjunction with “sig sauer p226” on top of that “classic 9mm Parabellum round” you can assume they are referring to standard special forces Federal 9mm NATO which uses 124FMJ. You can easily go look up specs as it seems the show will assume ppl will go do that if they’d like. But keep in mind what you’re seeing on Gerand Thumb is SAMMI spec. NATO rounds for the military are akin to +P. When they have nato rated rounds I’m sure they’ll tell you. So federal 9mm NATO rated is 124 grain at 1260fps
@leoarc1061
@leoarc1061 Ай бұрын
@@CYMotorsport I don't think that a single NATO spec round was used in the making of this episode. It's a TV show. They are using generic range ammo.
@SALTYCOMBATDIVER-ExInstructor
@SALTYCOMBATDIVER-ExInstructor Ай бұрын
​​@@CYMotorsportthe show did state the FPS was 1099, so that kind of rules out your 124 gn 9mm and is most likely 147 subsonic 9mm. 4.2 grains of CFE Pistol with a 147 grain projectile will give you that.
@deplorabledave1048
@deplorabledave1048 Ай бұрын
This appears to be an old show full of incorrect information and outdated information. I wouldn't give a times worth about ANY conclusions reached here. I just watched it for it entertainment value
@jason200912
@jason200912 Ай бұрын
The most important difference isn't powder charge. It's what bullet technology or if it's ap ammo. But the military generally only uses fmj
@jasons8757
@jasons8757 Ай бұрын
fyi that C96 they are using is a later model or spanish copy that has a detachable magazine. you can tell as they only loaded the dummy rounds with the stripper clip but rest of the time see them load it from under with the short 10 round mag. Still not bad video.
@ilkoderez601
@ilkoderez601 Ай бұрын
Will needs more showtime. All of his shows are awesome!
@kevinnorwood8782
@kevinnorwood8782 Ай бұрын
I was introduced to the man thanks to him being the host of Forged In Fire for the first seven seasons.
@Ben-fn2vy
@Ben-fn2vy 15 күн бұрын
I have discovered these videos and am pleased as I am a gun enthusiast. This is right up my alley. Yes the bullet details are important, but overall, well presentation of handguns. Be safe everyone please.
@RyuTheAsian47
@RyuTheAsian47 Ай бұрын
I forgot how much class and style went into that PPK kill
@csonracsonra9962
@csonracsonra9962 Ай бұрын
The 1911 with rails can't be beat, only the Beretta M9 comes close
@jason200912
@jason200912 Ай бұрын
It has no capacity compared to a hk usp or a glock in .45
@rajbiswas9077
@rajbiswas9077 Ай бұрын
I wish they showed Makarov and nambu type 14 pistol as well
@BillWrightabc
@BillWrightabc 25 күн бұрын
Glad to see you back, miss you on FiF, and understand why you left.
@mohammedsaysrashid3587
@mohammedsaysrashid3587 Ай бұрын
An informative video about sidearms..video selected several types around the world...showed theirs robustness, accuracy, and firepowers ...thanks
@6thmichcav262
@6thmichcav262 28 күн бұрын
2:50 technical error. The standard magazine capacity of the SiG P226 is not 13, it is 15. The standard P228 magazine is 13 (but will also accept larger magazines).
@deguello66
@deguello66 Ай бұрын
Silenced .45ACP with high capacity magazine (13 or more). I think every military pistol should be Silenced, since you never know when you need to be quiet.
@grayrecluse7496
@grayrecluse7496 27 күн бұрын
Silenced, doesn't mean silent ... When ever a round break 's ,the sound barrier ,Boom.
@deguello66
@deguello66 27 күн бұрын
@grayrecluse7496 this is true. 9mm pistols with suppressors are contradictory in their efficacy. Because 9mm breaks the sound barrier it simply is not silent. There are 9mm subsonic munitions that are the best idea under these circumstances. HOWEVER! That is why I specifically stated .45 ACP caliber. They, by design, are subsonic. Either in pistols or submachine guns they are very quiet. Sometimes the sound of the bullet striking someone is louder than the actual firing!
@earlshaner4441
@earlshaner4441 Ай бұрын
Outstanding video
@ahandgrenade3640
@ahandgrenade3640 17 күн бұрын
I've seen people in the comments who seem to think this show from 2011 was filmed recently.
@StonedApeJourney
@StonedApeJourney 15 күн бұрын
I was looking for this comment
@lextalionis0
@lextalionis0 Ай бұрын
Nice editing on the PPK. it was clearly out of battery
@davidliddle9033
@davidliddle9033 Ай бұрын
Great video, really enjoyed it👍
@ronniebentley5847
@ronniebentley5847 Ай бұрын
I conceal a 5 inch 1911. I've never had anyone see it. I carry it in summer sometimes in a tee shirt and shorts. But i do carry a 9mm and a 3.5 inch 1911 also. Im an old man but i like red dot sights. I have 3 or 4 pistols with them on it.
@butchssurvivorranch360
@butchssurvivorranch360 Ай бұрын
Lovin this content 👌
@marciofelipejustino2563
@marciofelipejustino2563 Ай бұрын
Fenômenal 👏🏽👏🏽
@Clipgatherer
@Clipgatherer Ай бұрын
James Bond no longer uses the Walther PPK. In the latest films he has been using a variety of handguns.
@uuuultra
@uuuultra Ай бұрын
but is it LGBTQ friendly?
@podsmpsg1
@podsmpsg1 Ай бұрын
P99, right?.
@reddevilparatrooper
@reddevilparatrooper Ай бұрын
I like the Sig P226 9mm as my duty pistol for work. Before the Sig I carried a 1911A1 but the company I work for only wants 9mm or .40. I don't like the .40 so I chose the Sig P226 which I already owned.
@jason200912
@jason200912 Ай бұрын
Bullet technology selection is more important than caliber
@reddevilparatrooper
@reddevilparatrooper Ай бұрын
@@jason200912 Yes bullet technology has come a long way. I have carried the Federal Hydrashok for a long time too. For my duty rounds I use Speer Gold Dot.
@nmr6988
@nmr6988 Ай бұрын
Glock 19 and 42. BUT now carrying the Ruger Security .380 the softest shooting and easiest slide rack. Love it.
@deejayimm
@deejayimm Ай бұрын
So we just pretend the Borchart doesn't exist? These are good fun, but not a replacement for history.
@Lordestroyer
@Lordestroyer Ай бұрын
Always remember a revolver will always go “bang.”
@JerryEricsson
@JerryEricsson Ай бұрын
Not all the time, I had a Colt Trooper Mk IV when I was at the police academy back in the 70's. I bought it new and had used it only to learn how. to operate and carry while on duty as a cop. On the range one day in training, the trigger broke and locked the revolver with the hammer back about half with 3 live .357 mag cartridges in the revolver, having fired 3 rounds. The range officer could not get the gun open to unload, it went to a gunsmith on standby who unloaded it. I sent it back to Colt with a rather nasty letter, they returned it to me before I graduated the Academy repaired and with the slickest trigger I ever had on a revolver. I did carry that gun for a few years before going to a M1911A1 for a carry gun. When I pulled the pin in '93 I had an Astra A100 in .45ACP in my duty rig having carried and qualified with the old gal many times, again I purchased her new and still have her in the original box in my closet, unloaded of course, next to my M1911A1 and Taurus DA .22LR Revolver
@tomb6724
@tomb6724 Ай бұрын
Haha love will willis
@codygranrud6212
@codygranrud6212 Ай бұрын
WW is rad dude.
@jason200912
@jason200912 Ай бұрын
The liberator is basically the same as giving a civillian a kitchen knife
@podsmpsg1
@podsmpsg1 Ай бұрын
Navy SEALs and Secret Service now use 9mm. Both Glock. I think the C96 also had 20 round capacity versions too.
@Faceplay2
@Faceplay2 Ай бұрын
This video show was clearly filmed like 15 years ago.
@podsmpsg1
@podsmpsg1 Ай бұрын
@@Faceplay2 11.
@PinaSheep69
@PinaSheep69 Ай бұрын
Miss this guy on Forged in Fire.
@csonracsonra9962
@csonracsonra9962 Ай бұрын
6:16 Glock 33 baby that's what I carry its small 10 rounds in the mag one in the pipe and it shoots that Sig 357 that has the same ballistic coefficient as a 357 Magnum all in a baby glock
@jason200912
@jason200912 Ай бұрын
Ballistic coefficient is kinda useless because at the range to take advantage of that you're only gonna get a small percentage of hit rates
@jason200912
@jason200912 Ай бұрын
*useless for conceal pistols, not useless for rifles
@kempofury
@kempofury 23 күн бұрын
I thought the IDF used the Desert Eagle at road blocks to disable the engine blocks of vehicles attempting to charge the barrier or attempt a suicide attack. Has anyone else heard this and do you know if it's true or not??
@ThickCutOhio
@ThickCutOhio Ай бұрын
Cool 😎
@reddevilparatrooper
@reddevilparatrooper Ай бұрын
Oh Winston Churchill owned a Mauser 1896 too, he carried one as a young cavalry officer in combat in the Sudan until finally captured by the Boers in South Africa. The Chinese called them the Box Cannon which thousands were used and copied by the Chinese.
@SuperD00D
@SuperD00D 29 күн бұрын
Ah so many people even self proclaimed gun guys don’t know ish about handgun caliber ammo selection when it comes to power. And they just use whatever random ammo when testing them against each other and act like the results apply to every other 9mm/.45/.357 sig/.40 etc. when there are so many differences between each brand and type of bullet, even the same bullet can behave extremely different depending on barrel length. 9mm is as powerful as .45 in standard pressure. .45 is only sometimes more powerful in +p than 9mm is in +p, but its still not a significant difference. Also, people think .357 sig is more powerful than .40, which is generally somewhat true, but I have an Underwood ammo for .40 that has more energy than ANY .357 sig round, even from Underwood themselves, who make the most powerful factory ammo for any caliber. So .40 is more powerful than .357 sig, period, when the most powerful factory ammo available between .40 and .357 sig is .40, even if it’s only one load, it’s an extremely effective load. It’s the 135 grain .40 jhp from Underwood. Even though .45 is not more powerful than 9mm, .45 +p makes a big difference where 9mm +p does not make a huge difference. There IS a noticeable difference, but no more than 100 foot pounds. .45 in +p can DOUBLE the energy, and put it into properly loaded .40 (Underwood) or .357 sig territory.
@SuperD00D
@SuperD00D 29 күн бұрын
19:39 the last target he cheated and not letting you see where he hit 🤣. I know it’s steel, but still you can see where the bullet hit, lol.
@GreatBigRanz
@GreatBigRanz Ай бұрын
2:00 have that gun sit in a tank of Salt water for 30 minutes.
@massmike11
@massmike11 Ай бұрын
Mentions the 1911 every two minutes but never test it
@therealseals
@therealseals Ай бұрын
Right! Haha, im not sure if it was cus they already did its own episode or not?🤔
@zillsburyy1
@zillsburyy1 Ай бұрын
STEYR & FN are king of pistols
@csonracsonra9962
@csonracsonra9962 Ай бұрын
I beg to differ I'm going to go with Wilson Combat 1911 but let's face it cold came out with the 1911 over 100 years ago and I still can't be beat
@bradthackston5217
@bradthackston5217 Ай бұрын
Nope 1911 or you’re wrong
@requiscatinpace7392
@requiscatinpace7392 Ай бұрын
20:09 This guys an expert because he has a few gun books. He’s from NE England. He’s not allowed to play with guns. Where do they find these people?
@aaronwoodard4401
@aaronwoodard4401 Ай бұрын
Can’t say I’ve ever seen a leash on a pistol. With that said, to each their own. If you can use it I guess it doesn’t matter does it?
@bradthackston5217
@bradthackston5217 Ай бұрын
The 1911 has one I have one from World War Two that’s got the lanyard loop still a lot of them had it cut off keeps you from losing your pistol if you have to drop or get behind cover quick
@ryshellso526
@ryshellso526 Ай бұрын
It's from the military... don't wanna lose your issued side-arm...
@warlord2pfa
@warlord2pfa Ай бұрын
Lanyard is used during water borne ops. Would kinda suck if you dropped your sidearm overboard.
@williamfindspeople4341
@williamfindspeople4341 Ай бұрын
A lot has changed since the Vietnam War.
@ProfessorBidoof
@ProfessorBidoof Ай бұрын
48 min video and 34 seconds in it shows u jamming up that pistol lmao
@OhCanadathebest
@OhCanadathebest Ай бұрын
So what.
@ProfessorBidoof
@ProfessorBidoof Ай бұрын
@@OhCanadathebest Canadian so i guess you don't know how pistols work, you can't own one.
@jho7659
@jho7659 Ай бұрын
​@@ProfessorBidoofIdt you've ever fired a gun outside of video games if you don't understand that guns can in fact jam
@SuperD00D
@SuperD00D 29 күн бұрын
19:39 the last target he cheated and not letting you see where he hit 🤣. I know it’s steel, but still you can see where the bullet hit, lol.
@peterreily1490
@peterreily1490 Ай бұрын
Just stopped at 0:47 It’ll be the mk23, 226, and 320. Maybe a G17 or G19 in there. Will “proper garden tool” Willis Beech
@peterreily1490
@peterreily1490 Ай бұрын
Woah this is an episode from 2005 or 2006. When will Willis was still catching “p&p” San Fran 3 letter viruses.
@jyveturkey1894
@jyveturkey1894 23 күн бұрын
HK anyone?
@misteraustralian3335
@misteraustralian3335 Ай бұрын
HK Usp all the way
@csonracsonra9962
@csonracsonra9962 Ай бұрын
2:57 the 226 can fire just by dropping it so f*** it
@tristanpedersen9056
@tristanpedersen9056 Ай бұрын
Are you sure you are thinking of the correct pistol?
@OllamhDrab
@OllamhDrab Ай бұрын
@@tristanpedersen9056 I think he's thinking of the what's its face, 320? New stuff.
@tristanpedersen9056
@tristanpedersen9056 Ай бұрын
@@OllamhDrab I do believe that is the model yes.
@uuuultra
@uuuultra Ай бұрын
he doesn't know
@rajbiswas9077
@rajbiswas9077 Ай бұрын
Germans were the first to introduce both semi-automatic pistols and submachine guns in combat.. talking about innovation and cutting-edge weapons. Germans really gone far and out
@brittonplowman5288
@brittonplowman5288 Ай бұрын
They had to try to compensate for there lack of #'s somehow.
@kahunamcd1
@kahunamcd1 Ай бұрын
Haha more like weapons wet! lol
@ultrajd
@ultrajd Ай бұрын
No self respecting war fighter would EVER call their weapon a “Gun”
@paulsapp5573
@paulsapp5573 26 күн бұрын
Riddled with opinion over facts.
@mikedavis2969
@mikedavis2969 Ай бұрын
I support the N R A .
@uuuultra
@uuuultra Ай бұрын
what's the point
@williamspitzschuh8167
@williamspitzschuh8167 Ай бұрын
Second lol
@uuuultra
@uuuultra Ай бұрын
this didn't age well
@7slovenia
@7slovenia Ай бұрын
first
@user-ef5dw8bl5v
@user-ef5dw8bl5v 26 күн бұрын
Too much man Too much. I couldn't get past the intro. Sorry!?
@rnts08
@rnts08 27 күн бұрын
To bad this was filmed like an American soap opera.
@patrickmurray9409
@patrickmurray9409 Ай бұрын
I own both,f u atf.
@davidhyams2769
@davidhyams2769 Ай бұрын
Typical American BS. OSS were the forerunners of Spec Ops? Nope! Ever heard of the SAS or SOE? Both active years before OSS was founded. OSS was based on SOE. And even the Rangers was based on the earlier British Commandos who were raiding in Europe before the US entered the war.
@podsmpsg1
@podsmpsg1 Ай бұрын
Nobody forced you to watch it. Don't like it, don't watch. You Tube, and internet as a whole, are vast.
@spookysockmonkey4605
@spookysockmonkey4605 Ай бұрын
You mean losing the war???
@chrismayo4902
@chrismayo4902 Ай бұрын
Anyone who knows military history knows who came first’ the internet is the internet’ it’s entertainment’ and yea the OSS was modeled after the SOE’ very tough chaps indeed’ cutting edge.
@glennsammon4465
@glennsammon4465 28 күн бұрын
most of it was based on the exploits of William E. Fairbirn
@danbusey
@danbusey Ай бұрын
Sorry... this commercial hype production does not belong here. Way out of place.
@ausnorman8050
@ausnorman8050 Ай бұрын
wow... typical USA kids style entertaining docu, all the info they mention you could actually fit into a 5min bit segment but stretched for 50mins for some hot garbage filler BS doco...
@uuuultra
@uuuultra Ай бұрын
it was made for TV
@ausnorman8050
@ausnorman8050 Ай бұрын
@@uuuultra yes for kids and mentally challenged individuals level of information.
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